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The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was initiated at a military base that had been closed due to BRAC (Base Re-Alignment and Closure). Participants were provided services relating to transitioning them from military life to civilian life, to include preparing them for a job by providing job search services along with interviewing and resume writing. Other topics covered were Stress and Financial Management, as well as family and home management issues.

In working with military from all branches, this project held Train-the-Trainer sessions with participants of U.S. Coast Guard, United States Navy, United States Army with the exception of United States Marines. Topics included Life Transition, (The Management of New Beginnings), The Me I Want To Be (From Where We’ve Come to Where We’re Going), Respecting Yourself (Developing Personal Strength), and Taking Care of Yourself (Preparing For The Future).

After the terrible storm of Hurricane Katrina, WPMG was tasked with assisting customers with looking for housing, food availability, medical and dental assistance, access to clothes closets and assistance in re-establishing major documents lost during the hurricane, such as driver’s license, social security cards, birth certificates, etc. Training in the form of Making Healthy Choices and Ten Steps To A Job Search was provided to these individuals during a year-long project.

The Family Self-Sufficiency Program was a program that was used with Housing Authority residents. Individuals in Section 8 housing were taken through a basic two-week program to assist them with various topics, such as personal iife planning and family management, stress and financial management, as well as, other basic topics to re-introduce them to topics such as respecting self and others.

WPMG created a program titled RISE (Rising Into Self-Empowerment). It was a 30-day program where participants were encouraged to give up unemployment, underemployment and in some cases, “Welfare” dependency. By encouraging participants to give up this dependency, a seed of productivity, creativity and self-sufficiency was planted. Higher education and employment training were major goals of this program.

This Theater Program was a first-year summer youth project entitled “Down The Road” conducted with at-risk youth who were needing to gain employment for the summer. Students were taught STEM lessons in the form of presenting a theatrical assignment. They learned and developed key skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, to include problem-solving and creativity areas. The students, as a whole, developed the idea and theme of the production they wanted to present. They had to create props, configure adequate lighting and sound, select appropriate actors and players within themselves, demonstrate their acting, singing and dancing talents, plus maintain the accounting of funds to purchase needed items and supplies for their presentation.

This Theater Program was a second-year summer youth project entitled “Our Faces Going Places” conducted with at-risk youth who were needing to gain employment for the summer. Just as in the first-year project, students were taught STEM lessons in the form of presenting a theatrical assignment. They learned and developed key skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, to include problem-solving and creativity areas. The students, as a whole, developed the idea and theme of the production they wanted to present. They had to create props, configure adequate lighting and sound, select appropriate actors and players within themselves, demonstrate their acting, singing and dancing talents, plus maintain the accounting of funds to purchase needed items and supplies for their presentation.

The Rapid Response Program is a program that WPMG has been conducting for nearly its whole duration of its business, nearly 32 years. This program is for agencies and businesses who ae downsizing and/or closing. The dislocated workers are assisted by WPMG conducting classes in Stress Management, Job Search, Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job Fair Preparedness and Financial Management. Participants can also be served in the area of employment by attending employment events such as Job Fairs or Employment Showcases.